Recovery Bites

It Was Never About the Cake with Teresa Schmitz, ACC


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In this episode, Karin welcomes Teresa Schmitz, ACC, coach, blogger, and author to the show for, “It Was Never About the Cake.”

Join Karin and Teresa for a conversation on societal misconceptions of those living in a larger body, the role of internal and external validation, the harm of feeling like one “failed” a diet, why BMI is not an accurate health measurement, simultaneously moving through recovery and menopause, shifting one’s mindset away from traditional eating disorder diagnosis and stereotypes, Teresa’s motivation and process of publishing her first book, “It Was Never About the Cake,” and more!

Teresa Schmitz, ACC (she/her) started her coaching practice focused on empowering women to show up authentically and love themselves unconditionally, no matter their size, during her recovery journey from an eating disorder diagnosis at midlife. Along her journey, she discovered that many suffer from body image issues, regardless of whether they have suffered from an eating disorder or not. Follow Teresa at @mybestselfyet

Teresa's first book, “It Was Never About the Cake: A Middle-Aged Woman’s Journey of Overcoming an Eating Disorder and Discovering Her Best Self," which chronicles her personal recovery journey with food and body, debuts on October 27, 2022.

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Recovery BitesBy Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS

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